On This Day

Sunday, August 26, 1990

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 69 57 .548 --
Blue Jays 66 62 .516 4.0
Orioles 59 66 .472 9.5
Tigers 60 68 .469 10.0
Indians 59 67 .468 10.0
Brewers 58 68 .460 11.0
Yankees 53 73 .421 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 48 .622 --
White Sox 73 52 .584 5.0
Rangers 66 61 .520 13.0
Royals 64 63 .504 15.0
Angels 63 65 .492 16.5
Mariners 62 66 .484 17.5
Twins 56 71 .441 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 53 .583 --
Mets 70 55 .560 3.0
Expos 66 60 .524 7.5
Cubs 60 66 .476 13.5
Phillies 59 66 .472 14.0
Cardinals 58 69 .457 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 73 53 .579 --
Dodgers 67 60 .528 6.5
Giants 66 61 .520 7.5
Padres 59 66 .472 13.5
Astros 57 71 .445 17.0
Braves 49 78 .386 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dante Bichette 3
1 Julio Franco 3
1 Bo Jackson 3
4 Wally Backman 2
4 40 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Baerga 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Mike Benjamin 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian McRae 4
2 Von Hayes 3
2 Larry Walker 3
4 Carlos Baerga 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Booker 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Alex Cole 1
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Harris 2.00
2 Chuck Cary 1.00
2 Mike Hartley 1.00
2 John Smoltz 1.00
5 Paul Abbott 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Campbell 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Steve Frey 1
1 Joe Grahe 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Harris 8
1 Bruce Hurst 8
1 Randy Johnson 8
1 John Smoltz 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Jeff Gray 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Jay Howell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .343
2 Willie McGee .337
3 Dave Magadan .334
4 Rickey Henderson .321
5 Rafael Palmeiro .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 41
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Mark McGwire 33
4 Bobby Bonilla 30
5 Ryne Sandberg 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 108
2 Matt Williams 97
3 Joe Carter 96
4 Barry Bonds 92
5 Bobby Bonilla 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 73
2 Rickey Henderson 52
3 Eric Yelding 49
4 Barry Bonds 43
5 Otis Nixon 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Darwin 1.88
2 Roger Clemens 1.95
3 Ed Whitson 2.41
4 John Tudor 2.45
5 Chuck Finley 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 21
2 Roger Clemens 19
3 Dave Stewart 17
4 Doug Drabek 16
4 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 189
2 Ramon Martinez 188
3 David Cone 174
4 Bobby Witt 171
5 Nolan Ryan 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 43
2 Dennis Eckersley 39
3 Doug Jones 34
4 John Franco 30
4 Mike Schooler 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Gantner .429
1 Mark Grace .429
3 Alan Trammell .426
4 Tony Phillips .417
5 Franklin Stubbs .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 7
2 Rob Deer 6
2 Cecil Fielder 6
4 David Justice 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alan Trammell 18
2 Cecil Fielder 17
3 Bobby Bonilla 16
3 Mark Grace 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Kirk Gibson 9
3 Alex Cole 7
3 Roberto Kelly 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lilliquist 0.00
2 Roger Clemens 0.36
3 Ed Whitson 0.50
4 Jim Gott 0.67
5 Bob Tewksbury 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 30
2 Mark Langston 27
3 Roger Clemens 25
4 Sid Fernandez 22
4 Randy Johnson 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 6
2 John Franco 5
2 Bryan Harvey 5
2 Jay Howell 5
2 Dan Plesac 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .417
2 Mookie Wilson .382
3 Fred McGriff .382
4 Chris James .377
5 Alan Trammell .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 12
2 Bobby Bonilla 10
3 Rob Deer 9
3 Cecil Fielder 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 28
2 George Brett 27
2 David Justice 27
4 Cecil Fielder 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cole 22
2 Vince Coleman 18
3 Kirk Gibson 12
4 Ron Gant 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Hartley 0.67
2 Roger Clemens 0.73
3 Ed Whitson 0.89
4 Norm Charlton 1.39
5 Steve Farr 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
2 Kevin Appier 5
2 Danny Darwin 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 52
2 Roger Clemens 47
3 Randy Johnson 45
4 Tom Candiotti 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 11
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Doug Jones 8
2 Craig Lefferts 8
2 Gregg Olson 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .344
2 Willie McGee .329
3 Dave Magadan .327
4 Alan Trammell .319
5 George Brett .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 45
2 Mark McGwire 42
3 Cecil Fielder 41
4 Bobby Bonilla 36
5 Kevin Mitchell 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 124
2 Jose Canseco 121
3 Joe Carter 116
4 Bobby Bonilla 108
4 2 others tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Rickey Henderson 68
3 Barry Bonds 53
4 Eric Yelding 52
5 Tim Raines 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.03
2 Bret Saberhagen 2.24
3 Ed Whitson 2.49
4 Chuck Finley 2.50
5 Dave Stieb 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
1 Bob Welch 24
3 Dave Stewart 21
3 Dave Stieb 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 252
2 Nolan Ryan 239
3 Ramon Martinez 228
4 David Cone 219
5 Mark Langston 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 50
2 Dennis Eckersley 45
3 Mike Schooler 39
4 John Franco 36
4 2 others tied 36